Lot 366
  • 366

Un groupe en corail signé wangdao Chine, XIXE siècle

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

à trois branches, sculpté de façon élaborée avec un dragon, sa tête émergeant d'un tourbillon de nuages, signé wangdao en deux caractères incisés sur une des extremités, sur un socle en bois  

Condition

There are four small chips to the dragon`s whiskers, and two small chips to the dragon`s eyebrows. There is a tiny chip to the tip of the dragon's tail. There are white inclusions to the stone, and a small reddish-brown area to the reverse. The colour is slightly less orangey-brown than illustrated, and more orangey-pink in tone.
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